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BN · rank #5 · 2026-09-11
EXA
PARIS · EUR · $2.44B (USD)
SignalStrong Buy2.9strength 2.9 / 10
verdict · PROCEED
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
Bottleneck themes
The structural shortage this name supplies into.
European defense ammunition bottleneck
| Composite score Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank. | -0.11 |
|---|---|
| Forward revenue growth Consensus forward revenue growth. | +28.1% |
| Forward net margin Consensus forward net margin. | +1.2% |
| Net margin TTM Trailing twelve month net margin. | +0.6% |
| Margin expansion Forward minus trailing net margin (percentage points). | +0.6% |
| Forward PEG Forward P/E to growth. Below 1 is cheap for the growth. | 0.52 |
| Debt / FCF Net debt relative to free cash flow. Lower is safer. | 2.49× |
| Analyst upside Spread between the consensus 12m target and the current price. | +11.4% |
| Last EPS surprise Most recent reported EPS versus consensus. | — |
| Market cap (USD) | $2.44B |
The AI research card
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Summary
Exail Technologies S.A. is a French high-tech industrial group specializing in navigation systems and autonomous underwater maritime robotics for defense and civil clients.
Rationale
A €1.05 billion order backlog (75% defense) and 28% forward revenue growth validate the quant signal by demonstrating strong demand for its niche seabed warfare solutions.
Material risks
- 1High contract concentration risk, as financial performance is heavily dependent on a single several-hundred-million-euro navy drone system order.
- 2Technological displacement if major navies or larger defense primes develop competing autonomous underwater capabilities in-house.
AI verdict council
Each pick is reviewed independently by 3 models before any order. 2 of 3 voted to proceed.
OpenAI
Proceed
Claude
Caution
Gemini
Proceed